Somerset Redstreak cider apple trees

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• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 5
• Uses: Hard cider

An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.

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• Semi-standard, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95 Mature height: 10ft-16ft after 10 years
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All about Somerset Redstreak cider apple trees

A traditional English cider apple producing a bittersweet juice. Somerset Redstreak is one of the main commercial cider varieties planted in England.

How to grow

Somerset Redstreak is slightly prone to biennial bearing, fruiting more heavily in alternate years. This can be controlled by heavier thinning in the "on" year.

It also ripens in October in England, quite a bit earlier than the main late-season cider varieties which tend to ripen in November.

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History

England, early 20th century.

Somerset Redstreak characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Somerset Redstreak?Average
• Is Somerset Redstreak self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Somerset Redstreak?5
• Is Somerset Redstreak good for pollinating others?Average
• What season do you pick Somerset Redstreak?Late
• UsesHard cider
• How long can you keep Somerset Redstreak in a fridge?2-3 weeks
• What is the overall disease resistance of Somerset Redstreak?Average
• Is Somerset Redstreak resistant to scab?Some resistance
• What is the USDA hardiness zone for Somerset Redstreak?Zone 4 (-34C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
• Where does Somerset Redstreak originate from?United Kingdom
• When was Somerset Redstreak first introduced?1900 - 1949
• Fruit colorOrange / RedRed striped